k8012109.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
January
21, 2009
Date of
report (date of earliest event reported)
Raymond
James Financial, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-9109
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59-1517485
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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880
Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(727)
567-1000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
January 21, 2009, Raymond James Financial, Inc. issued a press release
disclosing first quarter results for period ended December 31, 2008. A copy of
the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
The
information furnished herein, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to
the liability of that section. This information will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates
it by reference.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On
January 21, 2009, the Company issued the press release referred to under Item
2.02 providing previously non-public information consisting of forward-looking
statements relating to the Company’s business and results of
operations.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The
following is filed as an exhibit to this report:
Exhibit
No.
99.1
Press release dated January 21, 2009 issued by Raymond James Financial,
Inc.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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RAYMOND
JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
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Date:
January 22, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Jeffrey P. Julien
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Senior
Vice President - Finance
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and
Chief Financial Officer
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By:
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